Young Stock Podcast - ‘there are so many opportunities within agriculture’
Irish Farmers Journal podcastsShow Notes
This week’s guest is Clare native Rachel Clancy, who is a senior manager in the Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board Hailing from a dairy farm Rachel Clancy sits down with Sarah McIntosh at the Teagasc women in agriculture event this week. Having completed a BSc in agriculture in Tralee, Rachel took up a teacher and distance education co-ordinator role at Salesian Agricultural College Palleskennery. She then worked in Teagasc as a learning and development specialist before taking on her new role as adult education officer and senior manager at Galway and Roscommon ETB. Rachel discusses the various educational pathways within agriculture while offering advice to students navigating their next steps. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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